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First Milk confirms 0.85ppl milk price increase for February
First Milk has confirmed A price increases for February of between 0.85ppl and 0.95ppl. This is the eight milk price increase in a row and reflects…
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EU milk package could be extended beyond 2020, Ministers say
European Union Ministers have supported the idea to extend the EU milk package beyond 2020, stressing that the package helps to improve farmers weak…
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AHDB Dairy to focus selling dairy produce abroad in bid for world to 'buy British'
AHDB Dairy will focus its attention on increasing export markets for British dairy produce for 2017 through to 2020. The levy board is investing in…
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Irish dairy company Ornua buys Cheshire-based cheese company
Ornua - formerly the Irish Dairy Board - has announced plans to acquire FJ Need (Foods) Ltd, a Cheshire-based cheese ingredients company. The…
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End of January seasonal bonus payments creates call for 'justified' increases in milk prices
Farmers are calling for an increase in milk prices as being 'needed' and 'justified', as the end of January will mean the end of seasonal bonus…
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'Why are they protesting?': EU leaders ask why farmers sprayed milk powder over their buildings
Dairy farmers have protested depressed milk prices by spraying a tonne of milk powder onto the European Council building in Brussels. The farmers…
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Dairy farmers launch 'Enjoy Milk' campaign to deliver 'free range' milk
Dairy farmers have launched the 'Enjoy Milk' campaign to deliver a free range future for British dairy cows that consumers can trust. The Free Range…
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Arla announces February milk price rise of 0.76p per litre
Arla Foods is raising its milk price to owners by 0.76 pence from 1 February, taking the liquid price to 27.07 pence per litre. Commenting on the…
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Skimmed milk powder in intervention: third individual tender results in no sales
Upon a European Commission's proposal, EU Member States have agreed on not selling skimmed milk powder (SMP) out of public intervention this week…
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Number of dairy farmers in Scotland falls to lowest since records began in 1903
The number of dairy farms in Scotland has decreased to 957, the lowest number since records began in 1903. The average size of herds over the past…
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